Title: The Dead Girls' Dance
Author: Rachel Caine
Publisher: Allison & Busby
ISBN: 978-0-7490-7986-4
Pages: 380
Series: The Morganville Vampires #2
Type: Young Adult Paranormal
Source: Purchased
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Claire Danvers has overcome a lot of challenges - like being singled out by the
on-campus bully Monica, finding out her college town is run by vampires and then
upsetting some of the most powerful bloodsuckers in town. But when her
boyfriend's vampire hunting father shows up things become even messier. Claire
and her friends have protection from Amelie, the most powerful vampire in town,
but when the stakes come out that protection could simply vanish.
I loved
the first book in the Morganville Vampires series (Glass Houses) and picked this up straight after finishing that. There was a big
cliffhanger at the end of the previous book and this installment picks up
exactly where the last one left off. The previous book took a while to really
get going whereas this plunges straight into the action and holds to a fast pace
throughout.
A large part of the plot of this book revolves not around the
vampires but around the humans of Morganville. The world building is deepened
and more is revealed about how vampires and humans interact and what the rules
of living in a place like Morganville are. It is very clever how the human
perspective is shown alongside demonstrations of both human and vampire cruelty,
showing that fangs aren't a prerequisite for being a bad person.
Claire
really grew as a character during the first book and it was great to see her
continue to develop her confidence here. She really stands up to the psychotic
bully Monica and her lackies and continues to hold her own throughout without
becoming cocky or arrogant. More is revealed about Claire's roommates Eve,
Michael and Shane. We get to see some revealing interactions between Shane and
his father, and some creepy skeletons come tumbling out of Eve's
closet.
I was really pleased to see the extract from Eve's diary included
at the end of the book again. I love Eve and reading about the events of the
book from her perspective is brilliant. We also get to see some things that
Claire wouldn't have experienced which really has me desperate for the next
book.
All in all this was another great read and I can't wait for Midnight Alley.
Plot: 10/10
Characters: 9/10
Ending: 9/10
Enjoyment: 10/10
Cover: 10/10
Overall: 48/50
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Sounds like an excellent set of books to read. It is wonderful when the 2nd book meets expectations.
ReplyDeleteIt really is Donna :) I'm glad to say the third continues at the same high level!
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